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ATEX Directive 94/9/EC
ATEX Directive 94/9/EC
The ATEX Directive addresses equipment and protective systems intended for use in, or in conjunction with, potentially explosive atmospheres. The scope of the directive includes safety devices, controlling devices and regulating devices. Also subject to ATEX Directive requirements is equipment intended for use outside potentially explosive atmospheres but required for, for contributing to, the safe functioning of equipment and protective systems.
The ATEX Directive became available for use in March 1996, and became mandatory on July 1, 2003. The ATEX Directive is a New Approach directive for CE Marking and replaces three Old Approach directives- 76/117/EEC, 79/196/EEC (9) and 82/130/EEC.
